Chapter 30.2: Ethnic Minorities Seek Equality

3. Why were Asian Americans fighting discrimination during the 60s? What advances did they make? Be sure to identify the following in your answer: Japanese American Citizens League.

• Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) - organization of Japanese Americans working to promote the rights of Asian Americans
• they wanted compensation for the losses during WWII and for the discrimination because of the attack on Pearl Harbor as well as for the internment camps
• Asian Americans made economic gains faster than other minorities
• when Hawaii became a state in '59, Asian Americans gained a voice in congress: Hiram Leong Fong, a Chinese American, went to the Senate; Daniel K. Inouye, a Japanese American, went to the House of Representatives